June 22, 1985

June 22, 1985

John Bartley, Chicago Tribune

Brookfield Zoo stages a birthday party for Ogla the walrus. The 2,000-pound member of a threatened species turned 23. The oldest walrus in U.S. captivity, she arrived at the zoo in 1962 at about 6 months old. In 1966, she surprised her trainers by retrieving a cigarette lighter that dropped into the walrus pool.

Brookfield Zoo stages a birthday party for Ogla the walrus. The 2,000-pound member of a threatened species turned 23. The oldest walrus in U.S. captivity, she arrived at the zoo in 1962 at about 6 months old. In 1966, she surprised her trainers by retrieving a cigarette lighter that dropped into the walrus pool.

(John Bartley, Chicago Tribune)

Brookfield Zoo stages a birthday party for Ogla the walrus. The 2,000-pound member of a threatened species turned 23. The oldest walrus in U.S. captivity, she arrived at the zoo in 1962 at about 6 months old. In 1966, she surprised her trainers by retrieving a cigarette lighter that dropped into the walrus pool.